Packers: Four potential trade partners in the 2019 NFL Draft
By Jesse Fry
Washington Redskins
The other Gruden could also be a possible trade partner. The Redskins (15th overall) sit three spots behind the Packers in the first round. More importantly, the Redskins sit two behind the Miami Dolphins (13th overall).
It is possible both teams could be targeting quarterbacks in this draft. The Dolphins are moving on from Ryan Tannehill while Washington had horrible luck last year with Alex Smith and Colt McCoy going down with serious leg injuries.
Both teams currently have journeymen quarterbacks keeping the position warm (Ryan Fitzpatrick MIA, and Case Keenum WASH) but neither is the long-term solution.
If a quarterback like Drew Lock or Dwayne Haskins makes it past QB-needy teams in front of the Packers, the Redskins could look to jump ahead of Miami to get their guy.
If there isn’t a guy the Packers love at 12 or there are many still on the board they do, they could pull the trigger in the trade and pick up an extra pick in the process.
Should this trade commence, the Packers (12, 1,200) would move back three spots to 15 (1,050) and pick up an extra third (76, 210) along the way. Even if the Packers had to throw in their fifth-round pick (150, 31) to offset the extra value, getting another pick in the top-80 would be well worth it.
Washington already doesn’t have a fourth-round pick thanks to the in-season trade to acquire Ha Ha Clinton-Dix from these same Packers. So, the trade may not seem logical, but as we have seen in the Daniel Snyder era, logic doesn’t always win in the Washington front office.